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「遊君阿古屋 尾上栄三郎 歌柳」 （4.5代目尾上栄三郎、二代目河原崎国太郎）
Actor Onoe Eizaburô 4.5 (later Kawarazaki Kunitarô II) as the Courtesan (Yûkun) Akoya
「遊君阿古屋 尾上栄三郎 歌柳」 （4.5代目尾上栄三郎、二代目河原崎国太郎）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Shimizu Ryûzô (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Shimizu Ryûzô (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.9 x 25.6 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15484
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Schaap, Kunisada (exh. cat., 2016), p. 168, #57
DescriptionThe actor later known as Kawarazaki Kunitarô II used the name Onoe Eizaburô from 8/1863 to 2/1869 but is not considered a formal member of the lineage; he falls between the official Eizaburô IV and Eizaburô V.
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 9 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Ryûzô
改印：亥九改
彫師：彫工柳三
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Ryûzô
改印：亥九改
彫師：彫工柳三
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.